2007 Volgograd mayoral election

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2007 Volgograd early head election
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 200320 May 20072012 
Turnout38.41%
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Candidate Roman Grebennikov Roland Kherianov
Party Communist Independent
Popular vote96,00670,536
Percentage32.47%23.85%

 
Candidate Valisy Galushkin Dmitry Krylov
Party United Russia Independent
Popular vote60,16216,507
Percentage20.35%5.58%

Head before election

Evgeny Ishchenko
United Russia

Elected Head

Roman Grebennikov
Communist

Volgograd, Russia, held a mayoral election on May 20, 2007. Roman Grebennikov of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation won the election.

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Candidates

Results

Mayoral election 2007: Volgograd
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPRF Roman Grebennikov 32.47%
Roland Kherianov 23.85%
United Russia Vasili Galushkin 20.35%
independent Dmitri Krylov 5.58%
-Others~5%
Turnout

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